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Insulin sensitivity, fat distribution, and adipocytokine response to different diets in lean and obese cats before and after weight loss by Hoenig, M, Thomaseth, K, Waldron, M, Ferguson, D C

“…Obesity is a major health problem in cats and a risk factor for diabetes. It has been postulated that cats are always gluconeogenic and that the rise in…”
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The Nature of the Compensatory Response to Low Thyroid Hormone in the Developing Brain by Sharlin, D. S., Gilbert, M. E., Taylor, M. A., Ferguson, D. C., Zoeller, R. T.

“…Thyroid hormone is essential for normal brain development, although the degree to which the developing brain is sensitive to small perturbations in serum…”
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Effects of Pioglitazone on Insulin Sensitivity and Serum Lipids in Obese Cats by Clark, M, Thomaseth, K, Dirikolu, L, Ferguson, D. C, Hoenig, M

“…BACKGROUND: Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione (TZD) insulin sensitizer approved for use in human type 2 diabetes mellitus. Therapeutic options for diabetes…”
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Obesity increases free thyroxine proportionally to nonesterified fatty acid concentrations in adult neutered female cats by Ferguson, D C, Caffall, Z, Hoenig, M

“…The obese cat is a model for the study of the progression toward type 2 diabetes. In this study, the impact of obesity on the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid…”
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Detection, quantifications and pharmacokinetics of toltrazuril sulfone (Ponazuril®) in cattle by DIRIKOLU, L, YOHN, R, GARRETT, E.F, CHAKKATH, T, FERGUSON, D.C

“…Toltrazuril sulfone (Ponazuril®) is a triazine-based anti-protozoal agent with highly specific actions against apicomplexan group of organisms, which are…”
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Preliminary Measurements of ESD Propagation on a Round Robin Coupon by Young, J. A., Crofton, M. W., Ferguson, D. C., Hoffmann, R. C., Wheelock, A. T., Steele, K., Likar, J. J., Schneider, T. A., Vaughn, J. A., Bodeau, J. M., Noushkam, N., Vayner, B. V.

“…The propagation dynamics of spacecraft electrostatic discharge (ESD) flashover plasmas have been a topic of increasing interest in the past few years. To…”
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Preliminary results from five generations of a western redcedar (Thuja plicata) selection study with self-mating by Russell, J. H, Ferguson, D. C

“…A western redcedar selection study with self-mating was initiated using an accelerated breeding cycle, such that five generations were completed in 10 years…”
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Contribution of DNA methylation to the expression of FCGRT in human liver and myocardium by Cejas, R. B., Ferguson, D. C., Quiñones-Lombraña, A., Bard, J. E., Blanco, J. G.

“…FcRn mediates recycling and transcytosis of IgG and albumin in various cell types. The MHC-class-I-like protein of the FcRn heterodimer is encoded by FCGRT …”
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Ergodic dynamics in a natural threshold system by Tiampo, K F, Rundle, J B, Klein, W, Martins, J S Sá, Ferguson, C D

“…Numerical simulations suggest that certain driven, dissipative mean-field threshold systems, including earthquake models, can be characterized by statistical…”
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Activity and tissue-specific expression of lipases and tumor-necrosis factor α in lean and obese cats by Hoenig, M., McGoldrick, J.B., deBeer, M., Demacker, P.N.M., Ferguson, D.C.

“…Post-heparin plasma activity of lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and hepatic lipase (HL), and fat and muscle activity of LPL were measured in neutered lean and obese…”
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Differential Parasitism of Macrolepidopteran Herbivores on Two Deciduous Tree Species by Barbosa, P., Segarra, A. E., Gross, P., Caldas, A., Ahlstrom, K., Carlson, R. W., Ferguson, D. C., Grissell, E. E., Hodges, R. W., Marsh, P. M., Poole, R. W., Schauff, M. E., Shaw, S. R., Whitfield, J. B., Woodley, N. E.

“…Patterns of larval parasitism among species in the macrolepidopteran assemblages on two riparian tree species, Acer negundo L. (box elder) and Salix nigra…”
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GLUT4 but not GLUT1 expression decreases early in the development of feline obesity by Brennan, C.L., Hoenig, M., Ferguson, D.C.

“…The increase in obesity in people and pets has been phenomenal. As in man, obesity in pets is a risk factor for many diseases including diabetes mellitus…”
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Cloning and sequencing of feline thyrotropin (fTSH): Heterodimeric and yoked constructs by Rayalam, S., Eizenstat, L.D., Hoenig, M., Ferguson, D.C.

“…The genes encoding the mature common glycoprotein α (CGA) and hormone-specific β subunits of feline thyroid stimulating hormone (fTSH) were cloned and…”
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Expression and purification of feline thyrotropin (fTSH): Immunological detection and bioactivity of heterodimeric and yoked glycoproteins by Rayalam, S., Eizenstat, L.D., Davis, R.R., Hoenig, M., Ferguson, D.C.

“…The goal of this study was to express and purify recombinant feline TSH as a possible immunoassay standard or pharmaceutical agent. Previously cloned feline…”
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New Frontiers in Spacecraft Charging by Ferguson, D. C.

“…Spacecraft charging, as a field, is continually being recharged by new developments in understanding, new materials and technologies, and new approaches to…”
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Serum Free Cortisol Fraction in Healthy and Septic Neonatal Foals by Hart, K.A, Barton, M.H, Ferguson, D.C, Berghaus, R, Slovis, N.M, Heusner, G.L, Hurley, D.J

“…Background: Relative cortisol insufficiency occurs in septic foals and impacts survival. Serum free (biologically available) cortisol concentration might be a…”
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Molecular and histological evidence of brown adipose tissue in adult cats by Clark, M.H., Ferguson, D.C., Bunick, D., Hoenig, M.

“…Brown adipose tissue (BAT) can influence glucose, lipid, and energy metabolism in rodents. Active BAT is now known to be present in adult humans, and…”
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Pharmacokinetics of pioglitazone in lean and obese cats by CLARK, M. H., HOENIG, M., FERGUSON, D. C., DIRIKOLU, L.

“…Pioglitazone is a thiazolidinedione insulin sensitizer that has shown efficacy in Type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in humans. It may be…”
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Oral glucose leads to a differential response in glucose, insulin, and GLP-1 in lean versus obese cats by Hoenig, M., Jordan, E.T., Ferguson, D.C., de Vries, F.

“…The response to oral glucose was examined in 10 obese and 9 lean age-matched, neutered cats. In all cats, oral administration of 2 g/kg glucose was followed by…”
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Altered response to adaptive signals in transplanted intestine by Thompson, J.S., Ferguson, D.C.

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